junior

CEFRA2

/ˈd͡ʒuːniə/

noun · adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Belonging to a younger person, or an earlier time of life.

Examples

  • At last, I graduated from junior high school.

  • Bill is my junior by two years.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈd͡ʒuniɚ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A younger person.

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Low in rank; having a subordinate role, job, or situation.

  2. Of or pertaining to a third academic year in a four-year high school (eleventh grade) or university.

More examples

In context

  • 2006, Jim and Leann Rathbone, James Mitose and the Path of Kenpo The technique of "junioring" beginners and the first five lesson plan and private lessons were adaptations developed at that time. They are credited with the Americanization of Karate as a busin...

  • four years his junior

  • junior hockey

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Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The blank player, being only 16, was not allowed to drive the team bus.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Latin junior, a contraction of iuvenior (“younger”) which is the comparative of iuvenis (“young”); see juvenile.